Unit 2 Test Review

Geographers might characterize a country as overpopulated if

• there are too many people living in poverty

• there is concern that country's natural resources are only enough for half of the population

• there are enough natural resources to support the large population

• there is an average distribution of population to resources

• migration contributes over 1 million people annually

The portion of the Earth’s surface occupied by permanent human settlement is called _______________.

• Arable land
• Occupied land
• Ecumene
• Megalopolis

Which of the following is NOT one of the four major population concentrations found on the Earth?

• Southeast Asia
• West Africa
• Europe
• South Asia

total population / total land area = _______
This is the formula for which of the following?  

• arithmetic population density
• physiological population density
• agricultural population density

total population / total arable land area = ______
This is the formula for which of the following?  

• arithmetic population density
• physiological population density
• agricultural population density

Replacement level, the number of births needed to keep a population at a stable level without immigration, requires a total fertility rate (TFR) of

• 10

• 2.1

• 3.5

• 5.0

For every 1,000 babies born in Mozambique this year, nearly 150 of them will die before they reach their 1st birthday. The rate of 150 deaths per 1,000 births is known as the:

• crude death rate.
• crude birth rate.
• total fertility rate.
• infant mortality rate.

Rapidly declining CDRs are found in which stage of the DTM?

• Stage 1
• Stage 2
• Stage 3
• Stage 4

More developed countries (MDCs) moved from Stage 1 to Stage 2 of the DTM 200 years ago in part because of:

• the First Agricultural Revolution.
• the Industrial Revolution.
• people moving to cities.
• women choosing to enter the labor force.

The population pyramid of Naples, Florida, is "upside down," because the city has a large percentage of:

• infants.

• females.

• elderly people.

• young people.